Match Report
The table gap was wide: 36 points between Irvine Zeta (2nd, 37 pts) and Arizona Monsoon (4th, 1 pts). Recent form told a different story for Arizona Monsoon: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Irvine Zeta were scoring 1.83 and conceding 0.67, Arizona Monsoon 0.44 and 2.81, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Arizona Monsoon — 12 in succession. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Irvine Zeta against 0/15 for Arizona Monsoon.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 5 Irvine Zeta wins, 0 for Arizona Monsoon, 0 draws, at 2.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings.
Championship Soccer Stadium at OC Great Park in Irvine staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,400. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.